The courts minister has been accused of contradicting David Lammy over Labour’s plans to curb jury trials. Sarah Sackman, the ...

Labour’s reforms slashing the right to jury trial will apply to cases already in the courts backlog, ministers have indicated ...

Sarah Sackman told a group of MPs "it's something we have to look at" - despite Mr Lammy previously ruling it out.

Plans to axe half of all jury trials would “erode” public trust in the criminal justice system, says the new Lancashire chair of the Bar Council.

After a turbulent 2025, PM Keir Starmer and his backbenchers must be hoping for a year with less drama and more stability. So ...

Keir Starmer is on course for yet another humiliating u-turn after Labour MPs erupted with fury over plans to scrap jury ...

Labour whips should be 'concerned about the risk of MPs deciding they have had enough and triggering by-elections', the MP ...

Lammy has argued that the changes are required to cut the number of jury trials by half — from about 15,000 a year — to ...

Exclusive: David Lammy’s proposals could be altered to avoid fight in Lords after criticism from MPs, peers and lawyers ...

All magistrates are volunteers who often do not have any prior legal experience and continue their full-time employment ...

As the remaining hunger strikers for Palestine reach deadly stages of their protest, doctors shared their insight on how the ...